Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 178 | 168 | 135 | 118 | 102 | 83 | 85 | 98 | 94 | 71 | 81 | 80 | 120 | 104 | 77 | 49 | 40 | 39 | 53 | 136 | 203 | 649 | 1886 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.85m | 6:43PM1.73m | 7:10AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.67m | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:41PM0.30m | 00:57AM0.30m | 1:30PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.36m | 2:21PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 181 | 178 | 168 | 135 | 118 | 91 | 83 | 75 | 88 | 56 | 40 | 38 | 26 | 87 | 104 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 136 | 18 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 80 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 55 | 85 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 81 | 24 | 120 | 77 | 57 | 23 | 40 | 33 | 49 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | E 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 94 | 71 | 8 | 80 | 78 | 3 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 35 | 53 | 28 | 8 | 24 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | — | 2 | 12 | 19 | 54 | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | 203 | 649 | 1886 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 216 |
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